Elise Manion
I was interviewed by a terrific book blogger, The Graduated Bookworm a while back. The amazing Morgan asked this very same question and here is my answer from back then...
"Have you ever seen High Fidelity with John Cusack? It’s impossible to name just one couple so here’s my “Top Five SHIPS” in no particular order:
Travis and Abbey - Walking Disaster by Jaime McGuire (Note that it’s Travis’s story that I like better. We get to know the Maddox brothers in more detail in this book. Plus, that beautiful butterfly tattoo on the cover.)
Christian and Ana - Yeah, I’m a Fifty Shades junkie. Don’t judge me.
Jeremy and Dani - A Loving Scoundrel by Johanna Lindsey. Old school, I know but, damn, I was in love with Jeremy. Until…James and Georgina - Gentle Rogue. I used to love me some bodice rippin’. Both are part of Lindsey’s Malory series.
Dare and Molly - When You Dare by Lori Foster. She’s one of my favorite authors. Her “ships” are amazing and most of her books are filled with intrigue.
Okay, I’ll add a sixth couple to my “top five”… Kellen and Kiera - The whole Thoughtless series, really. I don’t usually care for love triangles but
S. C. Stephens did a fantastic job with the reality of cheating. It’s never one person’s fault and it hurts a lot. They had to learn to trust each other and I’m a fan of that.
There are a lot more that I could mention, but you get the gist. I could’ve added Sookie Stackhouse to the list, but she’s kind of a slut and didn’t stick with just one guy. Out of all her lover-boys, Eric Northman (the literary version, at least) is my favorite. He’s just so … BAD."
"Have you ever seen High Fidelity with John Cusack? It’s impossible to name just one couple so here’s my “Top Five SHIPS” in no particular order:
Travis and Abbey - Walking Disaster by Jaime McGuire (Note that it’s Travis’s story that I like better. We get to know the Maddox brothers in more detail in this book. Plus, that beautiful butterfly tattoo on the cover.)
Christian and Ana - Yeah, I’m a Fifty Shades junkie. Don’t judge me.
Jeremy and Dani - A Loving Scoundrel by Johanna Lindsey. Old school, I know but, damn, I was in love with Jeremy. Until…James and Georgina - Gentle Rogue. I used to love me some bodice rippin’. Both are part of Lindsey’s Malory series.
Dare and Molly - When You Dare by Lori Foster. She’s one of my favorite authors. Her “ships” are amazing and most of her books are filled with intrigue.
Okay, I’ll add a sixth couple to my “top five”… Kellen and Kiera - The whole Thoughtless series, really. I don’t usually care for love triangles but
S. C. Stephens did a fantastic job with the reality of cheating. It’s never one person’s fault and it hurts a lot. They had to learn to trust each other and I’m a fan of that.
There are a lot more that I could mention, but you get the gist. I could’ve added Sookie Stackhouse to the list, but she’s kind of a slut and didn’t stick with just one guy. Out of all her lover-boys, Eric Northman (the literary version, at least) is my favorite. He’s just so … BAD."
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